RAW – Something Odd!

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Fill and span DVD archives with Discspan

I have a huge archive of photos. I shoot tens of thousands of photos every year. Storage requirements for all those photos was bad enough when I shot in Jpeg but then I switched to RAW and space usage jumped! Here’s what the last 3 years looks like: 169GB of […]

Photography

What is RAW?

What is Raw? This article goes in-depth into what raw photography is about and explains the advantage of having 12 bits of colour versus 8 bits in a jpeg file.

Photos

Seagull

First of the RAW images I took over the weekend at Sherkin Island. Forgive the grain, this was shot at ISO 400 under difficult light and the gull was flying directly outside our hotel room! So far I’ve imported a few photos into the GIMP using UFraw and to be […]

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March 30, 2023
There’s something about a small boat on a calm lake that just begs to be photographed. And when you add in the backdrop of hills shrouded in clouds and the texture of the reeds in the foreground, it becomes a picture-perfect moment.Capturing that moment, though, can be a challenge. You want to make sure you […]
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March 29, 2023
celebrity deathPat Kenny had a piece on Paul. Some great clips and good interview about him.Nice to hear Paul's husband referred to that way, and not "partner".https://pca.st/episode/e142c5e3-b0d7-4b40-99b0-9b4d7e1a4fb6
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March 29, 2023
It's probably too late to suggest people use CWs again, isn't it?Back in November last year (so long ago) there were dire warnings about not using them.I need to add more words to my block list.
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March 29, 2023
The Tree in Muckross AbbeyWhen you visit Muckross Abbey in Killarney, one thing that immediately catches your eye is the magnificent tree that grows right in the middle of the building. The tree is so large that it almost looks like it’s part of the abbey, as if the building had grown around it over […]
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March 29, 2023
celebrity deathAh, no. Paul O'Grady died yesterday. Only 67? Far too young. I really only know him from "For The Love Of Dogs" but he was so charming and lovely on that show.https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0329/1366925-paul-o-grady/#PaulOGrady

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